Foch Haig Advance Across Fronts Press War News
British and French forces press toward Laon and Cambrai as Haig pushes at Havrincourt and St Mihiel. French advance two miles on an eleven mile front near Laon with 1800 prisoners taken. Americans bomb and drive German retreats along the St Mihiel line while German rear guards collapse under heavy pressure.
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Laon
Haig
Cambrai
ST. Mihiel
London
Hindenburg
Coucy
St. Gobain
Gegemain Des Dames
Aisne
Vaslly
Mont Des Singes
Allemont
Sancy
Chemin Des Ames
Vailly
Chemin Des Dames
German Airplanes Shot Down by Allies
German planes were shot down by Allied forces this morning as air supremacy continued. Reports from fronts indicate at least eight German aircraft brought down with more than a dozen losses feared. Frank J. Paylor reported from the Mets Front, noting airmen maintaining Allied dominance.
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Frank J."paylor
T Mets
Pede
Minie
Basils Field
Americans Going Well Says Clemenceau in Paris
Premier Clemenceau told Echo de Paris that the American advance is going well and will continue. Reports from St Mihiel describe a rapid German retreat leaving townspeople to flee with their detachments, some returning to St Mihiel and others fleeing into woods and ravines.
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Paris
Havas
St. Miirbict
Echo de Paris
St Mihiel
St Miuiel
Hindenburg Line Under American Five
German forces removed hangars and depots behind the Hindenburg line as American batteries shelled the position. No heavy fighting occurred today while American and French units pressed the salient and captured prisoners as Pershing’s troops advanced.
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Fred & Ferguson
United Press
Metz
Hindenburg
Pershing
British Casualties Reported For Week Ending Today
London reports a weekly count of 21 445 casualties among British forces, up from 20 640 the prior week. The breakdown lists killed or died of wounds for officers and men at 5 514 and 38d respectively, and missing or wounded totals with officers and men combined at 1 702 and 135 066.
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London
Pershing reports big advances in St Mihiel salient
General Pershing announced in tonight's dispatch that in 27 hours American forces liberated 150 square miles, captured 15,000 prisoners, and seized a mass of matériel and over 100 guns in the St Mihiel sector. Haig meanwhile said Allied troops repulsed a hostile raid at Gouzeaucourt and advanced near La Bassée canal with some prisoners taken. gas shells used near Neuve Chapelle and a night raid was driven off. The Berlin office cited local engagements near Havrincourt with strong enemy attacks repelled between the Ailette and Aisne.
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Flayrin + sourk
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Wernany
Gufmtins
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Havriecourt
la Bassee Canal
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Berlin
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War Office
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Aisne
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PERSHING LIMITS NEWS MEAGER REPORTS ABROAD
British public eager for good reports dislikes censorship while French are surprised by a request to suppress village names. The Paris press notes American lines advancing toward Combres with reports of 20 000 prisoners and a single daily U S communiqué, amid censorship and impatience for news.
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London
America
Paris
Carfird
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Thillot
Haltonville
St. Benoit
Dampoitoux Wood
Jaulsay
Norroy
Combres
Pagny
U. S
Sailent
20000 Prisoners Taken in St Mihiel Fight
American forces report immense gains at St Mihiel with Pershing noting 15000 prisoners and 100 guns captured. German counterattacks repelled by accurate artillery fire while Americans rapidly organize captured positions and push exploitation in No Man's Land.
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Pershing
No Man's Land
Germany
Hindenburg
Lloyd George Recovering From Chill After Manchester Speech
London Sept 14 Premier Lloyd George recovering after a chill and high temperature following his Manchester speech when he received the freedom of the city. An official statement this afternoon reports a favorable fall in his temperature and satisfactory progress.
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Manchester
Pershing hailed for St Mihiel victory in two days
President Wilson sent warm congratulations to General Pershing after the St Mihiel salient was eliminated in under 48 hours. General Peyton March explained the swift success, praising staff work and the quick, sharp blows on both flanks. Unspecified U.S. divisions contributed, with the Rainbow Division possibly distinguished.
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Wouvre
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March
Verdun Front Moves as Germans Burn Towns
Aviators report heavy German troop movement toward Verdun with towns burned and numerous ammunition dumps blown up. The movement may signal a further enemy withdrawal, though the next defense lines remain unknown.
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Mets
Verdun
Unes
Thwarting Chinese Rebels Near Fukien Ports
A Japanese destroyer arrived off Fuchow and British marines were landed at Amoy to calm panic as southern rebel forces push toward Amoy. Government troops in Fukien reportedly face danger after rebel successes near Amoy. Fuchow, the Fukien capital on the Min River, has over 746000 residents, Amoy 400000.
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Amoy
Peking
Associated Press
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Min
Kings and Leaders Congratulate Pershing on St Mihiel Victory
King George and Premier Lloyd George sent congratulations to President Wilson and Gen. Pershing following the St Mihiel salient success. Paris telegraphs note France's thanks and celebration of Allied troops, with President Palme telegraphing felicitation to Wilson.
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St. Mihiel Salient
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United States
Paris
Palme
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Lorraine
France
Yanks Win Swift St Mihiel Advance Front Fronting Armies
Special Washington Post correspondent reports that American forces closed the St Mihiel salient in France with a rapid, decisive advance. German high command reportedly alarmed by American efficiency, Pershing and Petain celebrated by civilians as French and Allied leaders. Meany guns and vast supplies captured as Americans drove through and cleared field obstacles.
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Nancy
St. Mihiel
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Petain
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Swiss seize spy chief in Bern arrest
Paris dispatch reports Herr Schrick, head of the German espionage network in Switzerland, captured in Bern. Police found documents outlining a plan to blow up a munitions factory in the Neufchatel district, according to Petit Parisien.
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Petit Parisien
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Bolshevik Chiefs Paid by Hun to Ruin Russia Revealed
The Public Information Committee releases documents showing German influence over Bolshevik leaders Lenin and Trotsky. Reports allege the Brest-Litovsk treaty and Russian policy were engineered by German staff, with finance from German banks and officers advising the Soviet government. The material includes about 70 documents, letters, and circulars illustrating German influence, betraying Russia and its allies, and detailing the payment and frontiers agreements tied to indemnities.
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Committee On Public Information
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Edgar Sisson
Lenine
Trotsky
Imperial Bank
Brest-Litovak
Petrograd
Germany
Council of People's Commissars
Trotsky and
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Secret
London
Washington Post
The
Public Ledger of London
Esthonia
Livonig
Long Range Gun Rumors Stir German Anxiety
An official dispatch from France reports widespread German fear near the border over alleged American long range artillery. Mulhouse Tageblatt quotes panic among officials and the public in Alsace, with evacuation talks from Baden to Sunburg noted, though German papers urge no real cause for alarm.
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Grand Duchy
Baden
Sunburg
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